as in hazes
an atmospheric condition in which suspended particles in the air rob it of its transparency
couldn't see through the reek of smog and smoke surrounding the steel plant
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Recent Examples of reeks
Gawon Bae, CNN Money, 25 Dec. 2025
Critics say yanked segment reeks of political pressure News of the segment’s cancellation rippled across the media and political ecosystems overnight Sunday.
—Dominick Mastrangelo, The Hill, 22 Dec. 2025
And this issue kind of reeks of that.
—NBC news, 21 Dec. 2025
Indianapolis' decision to roll with Rivers reeks of desperation.
—Jacob Camenker, USA Today, 14 Dec. 2025
This reeks of corruption in service of squashing free speech.
—Simon Crerar, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
The utility is providing a scratch-and-sniff experience that reeks of rotten eggs and aims to teach customers what a gas leak smells like.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 10 Dec. 2025
He is described as a gigantic, ogre-like man who reeks of urine and is usually dribbling saliva from his overhanging bottom lip.
—Literary Hub, 19 Nov. 2025
There’s Something About Mary There’s something about Ted Stroehmann that reeks — LOSER!
—Caitlin White, Variety, 10 Nov. 2025
Noun
The place reeks of human waste, piling up at the feet of everyone around.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for reeks
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Along the way, blazes of pyrotechnics, flashes of light and hazes of smoke heightened the set’s intensity.—
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However, both of these scenarios resulted in the copious production of complex organic hazes, including molecular formulas that match compounds essential to life processes such as nucleobases, sugars, amino acids, and more.—
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Also, because New Orleans stinks.—
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Which stinks, given not only the efforts of those involved but the stakes and organic jeopardy of Saturday.—
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Barresi and Cuellar hold each other up with palpable tenderness, each one crafting a long, poignant arc from innocence through the fogs and thorns of experience.—
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Monaci Delle Terre Nere is the way that the air smells like lavender, and a little like ash, from nearby Mount Etna.—
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Food smells, trash, compost bins, and yard debris attract hungry mice when winter limits natural food sources.—
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That said, don’t wait for perfectly clear skies to head into the hills – even in bright, sunny weather, the Matterhorn loves playing peek-a-boo behind the clouds.—
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Expect a blanket of low stratus clouds and some patchy dense fog Tuesday morning, but skies should begin clearing around lunchtime.—
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“Reeks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reeks. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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